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  • A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, 2 Volume Set

    Edited by Barbara Burrell ...
    Series series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A one-of-a-kind exploration of archaeological evidence from the Roman Empire between 44 BCE and 337 CEIn A Companion to the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, distinguished scholar and archaeologist Professor Barbara Burrell delivers an illuminating and wide-ranging discussion of peoples, institutions, and their material remains across the Roman Empire.Divided into two parts, the book begins by ... Read more

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  • A Woman's Place Is in the House

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    In this first comprehensive examination of women candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Barbara Burrell argues that women are as successful at winning elections as men. Why, then, are there still so few women members of Congress? Compared to other democratically elected national parliaments, the U.S. Congress ranks very low in its proportion of women members. During the past decade, ... Read more

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  • Women in the American Political System

    An Encyclopedia of Women as Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders [2 volumes]

    This book examines how women candidates, voters, and office holders shape U.S. political processes and institutions, lending their perspectives to gradually evolve American life and values.This book provides an encyclopedic sourcebook on the evolution of women's involvement in American politics from the colonial era to the present, covering all of the individuals, organizations, cultural forces, ... Read more

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  • Gender in Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives

    Series series The Cawp Series In Gender And American Politics
    Barbara Burrell presents a comprehensive comparative examination of men's and women’s candidacies for the U.S. House of Representatives in elections from 1994 through 2012. Analyzing extensive data sets on all major party candidates for 10 elections—covering candidate status, party affiliation, fund-raising, candidate background variables, votes obtained, and success rates for both primary and ... Read more

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  • Women and Politics

    A Quest for Political Equality in an Age of Economic Inequality

    Series series Routledge Series on Identity Politics
    This textbook for courses on women and politics thematically integrates two profound historical developments focusing on women's political participation in contemporary public life in the United States. The second wave of women’s rights activism has now spanned a half century producing a revolution in women’s presence and influence in the public realm of American life. Over the course of this same ... Read more

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  • American Presidential Candidate Spouses

    The Public’s Perspective

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The book offers a comprehensive analysis of public opinion toward presidential candidate spouses over the course of three decades, drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks including the concept of “new traditionalism” and a plethora of empirical data to explore why some spouses engender greater support than others—and what these reactions reveal about the American public and the gendered nature ... Read more

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  • Public Opinion, the First Ladyship, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Series series Women and Politics
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  • American Politics

    A Very Short Introduction

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    American politics seems to grow more contentious and complicated by the day, and whether American democracy works well is hotly debated. Amidst all this roiling partisan argument and confusing claims and counterclaims, there has never been a greater need for an impartial primer on the basics of the American political system. This Very Short Introduction gives readers a concise, accessible, and ... Read more

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    One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from these ideological and economic battles.In a matter of just three years, a bitter struggle over limited resources has enveloped political discourse at every ... Read more

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  • Predicting the Presidency

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  • Who Will Tell The People

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    Who Will Tell the People exposes the hidden power dynamics in American democracy and inspires citizens to reclaim their voice and reshape the system for the greater good.Who Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we’re in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. ... Read more

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